1.11.0rc1

57 files changed, 74 insertions, 56 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 37b650a848..4032db792e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,76 @@
+Synapse 1.11.0rc1 (2020-02-19)
+==============================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Admin API to add or modify threepids of user accounts. ([\#6769](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6769))
+- Limit the number of events that can be requested by the backfill federation API to 100. ([\#6864](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6864))
+- Add ability to run some group APIs on workers. ([\#6866](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6866))
+- Reject device display names over 100 characters in length. ([\#6882](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6882))
+- Add ability to route federation user device queries to workers. ([\#6873](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6873))
+- The result of a user directory search can now be filtered via the spam checker. ([\#6888](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6888))
+- Implement `GET /_matrix/client/r0/rooms/{roomId}/aliases` endpoint as per [MSC2432](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2432). ([\#6939](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6939), [\#6948](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6948), [\#6949](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6949))
+- Stop sending `m.room.alias` events wheng adding / removing aliases. Check `alt_aliases` in the latest `m.room.canonical_alias` event when deleting an alias. ([\#6904](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6904))
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fixed third party event rules function `on_create_room`'s return value being ignored. ([\#6781](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6781))
+- Allow URL-encoded User IDs on `/_synapse/admin/v2/users/<user_id>[/admin]` endpoints. Thanks to @NHAS for reporting. ([\#6825](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6825))
+- Fix Synapse refusing to start if `federation_certificate_verification_whitelist` option is blank. ([\#6849](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6849))
+- Fix errors from logging in the purge jobs related to the message retention policies support. ([\#6945](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6945))
+- Return a 404 instead of 200 for querying information of a non-existant user through the admin API. ([\#6901](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6901))
+
+
+Updates to the Docker image
+---------------------------
+
+- The deprecated "generate-config-on-the-fly" mode is no longer supported. ([\#6918](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6918))
+
+
+Improved Documentation
+----------------------
+
+- Add details of PR merge strategy to contributing docs. ([\#6846](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6846))
+- Spell out that the last event sent to a room won't be deleted by a purge. ([\#6891](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6891))
+- Update Synapse's documentation to warn about the deprecation of ACME v1. ([\#6905](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6905), [\#6907](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6907), [\#6909](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6909))
+- Add documentation for the spam checker. ([\#6906](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6906))
+- Fix worker docs to point `/publicised_groups` API correctly. ([\#6938](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6938))
+- Clean up and update docs on setting up federation. ([\#6940](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6940))
+- Add a warning about indentation to generated configuration files. ([\#6920](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6920))
+- Databases created using the compose file in contrib/docker will now always have correct encoding and locale settings. Contributed by Fridtjof Mund. ([\#6921](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6921))
+
+
+Deprecations and Removals
+-------------------------
+
+- Remove `m.lazy_load_members` from `unstable_features` since lazy loading is in the stable Client-Server API version r0.5.0. ([\#6877](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6877))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Add type hints to `SyncHandler`. ([\#6821](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6821))
+- Refactoring work in preparation for changing the event redaction algorithm. ([\#6823](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6823), [\#6827](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6827), [\#6854](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6854), [\#6856](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6856), [\#6857](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6857), [\#6858](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6858))
+- Change the default power levels of invites, tombstones and server ACLs for new rooms. ([\#6834](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6834))
+- Fix stacktraces when using `ObservableDeferred` and async/await. ([\#6836](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6836))
+- Port much of `synapse.handlers.federation` to async/await. ([\#6837](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6837), [\#6840](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6840))
+- Populate `rooms.room_version` database column at startup, rather than in a background update. ([\#6847](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6847))
+- Update pip install directions in readme to avoid error when using zsh. ([\#6855](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6855))
+- Reduce amount we log at `INFO` level. ([\#6833](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6833), [\#6862](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6862))
+- Remove unused `get_room_stats_state` method. ([\#6869](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6869))
+- Add typing to `synapse.federation.sender` and port to async/await. ([\#6871](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6871))
+- Refactor _EventInternalMetadata object to improve type safety. ([\#6872](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6872))
+- Add an additional entry to the SyTest blacklist for worker mode. ([\#6883](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6883))
+- Fix the use of sed in the linting scripts when using BSD sed. ([\#6887](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6887))
+- Add type hints to the spam checker module. ([\#6915](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6915))
+- Convert the directory handler tests to use HomeserverTestCase. ([\#6919](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6919))
+- Increase DB/CPU perf of `_is_server_still_joined` check. ([\#6936](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6936))
+- Tiny optimisation for incoming HTTP request dispatch. ([\#6950](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6950))
+
+
 Synapse 1.10.1 (2020-02-17)
 ===========================
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/6769.feature b/changelog.d/6769.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a60e12907..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6769.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Admin API to add or modify threepids of user accounts.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/6781.bugfix b/changelog.d/6781.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 47cd671bff..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6781.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fixed third party event rules function `on_create_room`'s return value being ignored.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6821.misc b/changelog.d/6821.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d5265d5e2..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6821.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add type hints to `SyncHandler`.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6823.misc b/changelog.d/6823.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 08aa80bcd9..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6823.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Refactoring work in preparation for changing the event redaction algorithm.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6825.bugfix b/changelog.d/6825.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index d3cacd6d9a..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6825.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Allow URL-encoded User IDs on `/_synapse/admin/v2/users/<user_id>[/admin]` endpoints. Thanks to @NHAS for reporting.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/6827.misc b/changelog.d/6827.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 08aa80bcd9..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6827.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Refactoring work in preparation for changing the event redaction algorithm.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6833.misc b/changelog.d/6833.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a0605f90b..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6833.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Reducing log level to DEBUG for synapse.storage.TIME.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6834.misc b/changelog.d/6834.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 79acebe516..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6834.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Change the default power levels of invites, tombstones and server ACLs for new rooms.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/6836.misc b/changelog.d/6836.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 232488e1e5..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6836.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix stacktraces when using `ObservableDeferred` and async/await.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6837.misc b/changelog.d/6837.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 0496f12de8..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6837.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Port much of `synapse.handlers.federation` to async/await.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6840.misc b/changelog.d/6840.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 0496f12de8..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6840.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Port much of `synapse.handlers.federation` to async/await.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6844.bugfix b/changelog.d/6844.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index e84aa1029f..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6844.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix an issue with cross-signing where device signatures were not sent to remote servers.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6846.doc b/changelog.d/6846.doc
deleted file mode 100644
index ad69d608c0..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6846.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add details of PR merge strategy to contributing docs.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/6847.misc b/changelog.d/6847.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 094e911adb..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6847.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Populate `rooms.room_version` database column at startup, rather than in a background update.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6849.bugfix b/changelog.d/6849.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index d928a26ec6..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6849.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix Synapse refusing to start if `federation_certificate_verification_whitelist` option is blank.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6854.misc b/changelog.d/6854.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 08aa80bcd9..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6854.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Refactoring work in preparation for changing the event redaction algorithm.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6855.misc b/changelog.d/6855.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 904361ddfb..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6855.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update pip install directiosn in readme to avoid error when using zsh.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6856.misc b/changelog.d/6856.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 08aa80bcd9..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6856.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Refactoring work in preparation for changing the event redaction algorithm.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6857.misc b/changelog.d/6857.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 08aa80bcd9..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6857.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Refactoring work in preparation for changing the event redaction algorithm.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6858.misc b/changelog.d/6858.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 08aa80bcd9..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6858.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Refactoring work in preparation for changing the event redaction algorithm.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6862.misc b/changelog.d/6862.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 83626d2939..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6862.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Reduce amount we log at `INFO` level.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6864.misc b/changelog.d/6864.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index d24eb68460..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6864.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Limit the number of events that can be requested by the backfill federation API to 100.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6866.feature b/changelog.d/6866.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 256feab6ff..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6866.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add ability to run some group APIs on workers.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6869.misc b/changelog.d/6869.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 14f88f9bb7..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6869.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Remove unused `get_room_stats_state` method.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6871.misc b/changelog.d/6871.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 5161af9983..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6871.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add typing to `synapse.federation.sender` and port to async/await.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6872.misc b/changelog.d/6872.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 215a0c82c3..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6872.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Refactor _EventInternalMetadata object to improve type safety.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6873.feature b/changelog.d/6873.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index bbedf8f7f0..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6873.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add ability to route federation user device queries to workers.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6877.removal b/changelog.d/6877.removal
deleted file mode 100644
index 9545e31fbe..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6877.removal
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Remove `m.lazy_load_members` from `unstable_features` since lazy loading is in the stable Client-Server API version r0.5.0.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6882.misc b/changelog.d/6882.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index e8382e36ae..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6882.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Reject device display names over 100 characters in length.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6883.misc b/changelog.d/6883.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index e0837d7987..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6883.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add an additional entry to the SyTest blacklist for worker mode.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6887.misc b/changelog.d/6887.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index b351d47c7b..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6887.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix the use of sed in the linting scripts when using BSD sed.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6888.feature b/changelog.d/6888.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b7ac0c823..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6888.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-The result of a user directory search can now be filtered via the spam checker.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6891.doc b/changelog.d/6891.doc
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f46c385b7..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6891.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Spell out that the last event sent to a room won't be deleted by a purge. 
diff --git a/changelog.d/6901.misc b/changelog.d/6901.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index b2f12bbe86..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6901.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Return a 404 instead of 200 for querying information of a non-existant user through the admin API.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/6904.removal b/changelog.d/6904.removal
deleted file mode 100644
index a5cc0c3605..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6904.removal
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Stop sending alias events during adding / removing aliases. Check alt_aliases in the latest canonical aliases event when deleting an alias.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6905.doc b/changelog.d/6905.doc
deleted file mode 100644
index be0e698af8..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6905.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update Synapse's documentation to warn about the deprecation of ACME v1.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6906.doc b/changelog.d/6906.doc
deleted file mode 100644
index 053b2436ae..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6906.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add documentation for the spam checker.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6907.doc b/changelog.d/6907.doc
deleted file mode 100644
index be0e698af8..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6907.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update Synapse's documentation to warn about the deprecation of ACME v1.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6909.doc b/changelog.d/6909.doc
deleted file mode 100644
index be0e698af8..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6909.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Update Synapse's documentation to warn about the deprecation of ACME v1.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6915.misc b/changelog.d/6915.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a181ef243..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6915.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add type hints to the spam checker module.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6918.docker b/changelog.d/6918.docker
deleted file mode 100644
index cc2db5e071..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6918.docker
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-The deprecated "generate-config-on-the-fly" mode is no longer supported.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6919.misc b/changelog.d/6919.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index aa2cd89998..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6919.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Convert the directory handler tests to use HomeserverTestCase.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6920.misc b/changelog.d/6920.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index d333add990..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6920.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Add a warning about indentation to generated configuration files.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6921.docker b/changelog.d/6921.docker
deleted file mode 100644
index 152e723339..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6921.docker
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Databases created using the compose file in contrib/docker will now always have correct encoding and locale settings. Contributed by Fridtjof Mund.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6936.misc b/changelog.d/6936.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 9400725017..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6936.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Increase DB/CPU perf of `_is_server_still_joined` check.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6937.misc b/changelog.d/6937.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d00e58654..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6937.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Increase perf of `get_auth_chain_ids` used in state res v2.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6938.doc b/changelog.d/6938.doc
deleted file mode 100644
index 117f76f48a..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6938.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix worker docs to point `/publicised_groups` API correctly.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6939.feature b/changelog.d/6939.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 40fe7fc9a9..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6939.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Implement `GET /_matrix/client/r0/rooms/{roomId}/aliases` endpoint as per [MSC2432](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2432).
diff --git a/changelog.d/6940.doc b/changelog.d/6940.doc
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c75f48d3d..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6940.doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Clean up and update docs on setting up federation.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6945.bugfix b/changelog.d/6945.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 8561be16a4..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6945.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix errors from logging in the purge jobs related to the message retention policies support.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6947.misc b/changelog.d/6947.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d00e58654..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6947.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Increase perf of `get_auth_chain_ids` used in state res v2.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6948.feature b/changelog.d/6948.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 40fe7fc9a9..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6948.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Implement `GET /_matrix/client/r0/rooms/{roomId}/aliases` endpoint as per [MSC2432](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2432).
diff --git a/changelog.d/6949.feature b/changelog.d/6949.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 40fe7fc9a9..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6949.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Implement `GET /_matrix/client/r0/rooms/{roomId}/aliases` endpoint as per [MSC2432](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2432).
diff --git a/changelog.d/6950.misc b/changelog.d/6950.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c88936b8b..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6950.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Tiny optimisation for incoming HTTP request dispatch.
diff --git a/changelog.d/6951.misc b/changelog.d/6951.misc
deleted file mode 100644
index 378f52f0a7..0000000000
--- a/changelog.d/6951.misc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Revert #6937.
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 8313f177d2..076a297b87 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "1.10.1"
+__version__ = "1.11.0rc1"
 
 if bool(os.environ.get("SYNAPSE_TEST_PATCH_LOG_CONTEXTS", False)):
     # We import here so that we don't have to install a bunch of deps when